On the N.F. I rolled once and the cold water took my breath away. We continued down to the main fork of the Kings River and it began to snow on us. After a quick scout of Rooster Tail we ran it almost flawlessly. It was roaring at this flow.
We left a car at the P.G. & E. Kings River Powerhouse for the take-out. When we got to that rapid we did a quick boat scout and headed down. I was worried about undercuts against the large rocks on river right. Both of us flipped next to those rocks and got a little beat up underwater, with both of us swimming. Jeremy's boat got pinned and I continued downstream with mine. Only took us a little under an hour to get it unpinned.
By this time the snow had picked up and my car's thermometer registered at 33˙. Yes, it was a great day on the river.
A beautiful start
Pinned Boat
One Hour later and it's still pinned
Here comes the White Stuff
Glad to have the boat on the car and off the river
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